I did manage to strip all the paint from the doors. First I tried the heat gun, that didn't clean it properly, so I moved on to the sander. Being so shaky, I tended to round the sharp edges of the rails. Eventually I fell back on the old trusted Polystrippa. That took the better part of two days. Next step will be repairing cracks and portions where it has to be filled. I might eventually paint the doors inside and out, but will leave that decision for later.
I also got rid of some scrap steel and a load of rubbish. At my age, that takes time. Since I started clearing up, I spent most of one day cutting scrap timber for firewood. not done yet.
We had some lovely sunshine days in the beginning of the week, but from Thursday it was overcast with slight rain, just enough to justify lighting the open fire in the lounge.
The car I reported on last week got fixed. Jaco managed all his tasks on his list and more. We have been there today and discussed some more tasks for the coming week.
Fingers crossed for nice weather for the coming week.
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